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2 Protesters Have Been Charged Under Hong Kong’s Emergency Anti-Mask Law

2 Protesters Have Been Charged Under Hong Kong’s Emergency Anti-Mask Law
A man (C) wearing a face mask arrives in a police vehicle to the Eastern District Courts in Hong Kong on Oct. 7, 2019, where the first protesters arrested for wearing face masks appeared in court. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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In Hong Kong, two people have been charged for violating the city’s controversial anti-mask law.

The two protesters—an 18-year-old university student and a 38-year-old unemployed woman—appeared in the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts at around 9:30 a.m. local time on Oct. 7. According to Hong Kong media HK01, the student is a first-year student at the City University of Hong Kong.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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